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Originally Posted by waves
Dear Bizi
fennel is the same plant family as anise, but the part you eat is a bulb which is structured similarly to an onion (layers) and you can cut it that way.
anise extract and anise seed are used in food/medicine and have a potent aroma. fennel seed tastes very similar to anise seed, but it is a good bit less sweet and not as pungent or potent.
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Waves,
I bought some fennel. I think I bought the flat kind. I remember when my parents lived over seas for a little while they used to eat fennel. I had not heard about the male / female fennel until you spoke about the two.
I bought
fennel seed as well because we had been talking about it here and they happened to have it in the store.
I will tell hubby to save the fennel until I can talk to him about how to fix it.
Mari